Dr. Setzen’s Professional Organizations

  • Dr. Setzen has been invited to participate in the ACR appropriateness criteria for imaging for headaches, in a publication that will be published in the JACR in 2022.
  • Advisory Board of the Monthly Bulletin Newsletter of the >American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery 2010-2013
  • Immediate Past President – American Rhinological Society (ARS) September 2012 – September 2013 and Past President American Rhinologic Society (ARS) September 2013 onwards.
  • President – American Rhinological Society, 2011-2012
  • Founding Member Partners for Progress American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • Editorial Advisory Board Member for Otolaryngology Coding Alert (2007-present)
  • Received Accreditation from IAC as an Accredited Computed Tomography Laboratory – July, 2010. This will ensure adherence to the highest standards in patient care and safety when performing CT imaging.
  • Named to Editorial Board of the new journal, Internation Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, May, 2010 onwards – this is the Official Journal of the American Rhinologic Society (ARS) and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA).
  • Elected in General Election September, 2008 as Coordinator of Practice Affairs on the Board of Directors of American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) – September, 2008 – September, 2011
  • Government Affairs Steering Committee AAO-HNS, Member – 10/01/2008 to 09/30/2009
  • Professional Liability Committee Chair-elect AAO-HNS for 2008 -2009
  • Committee Member Core Otolaryngology Practice Management Education Committee (COPMEC) of the AAO-HNS ,October 2008
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) appointment to the Core Otolaryngology and Practice Management Education Committee as an ex-officio for a one-year term, starting October 1, 2008 representing the Professional Liability Committee
  • American Rhinologic Society Board, 2nd Vice President of the American Rhinologic Society, September, 2008-2009, 1st Vice President 2009-2010, President-Elect 2010-2011, President in 2011-2012, Immediate Past President 2012-2013
  • American Rhinologic Society, Fellow-Chairman Patient Advocacy Committee 2003 to 2008, Member Board of Directors, Member at Large, 2005-2008, 2nd Vice President as of September, 2008, currently 1st Vice President 2009-2010
  • Elected in a General Election on the Board of Directors of AAO-HNS as Co-Ordinator of Practice Affairs September 2008d
  • Executive-Member Board of Directors, American Academy of Otolaryngology 1999-2005. Elected September 2002 to represent private practice in Otolaryngology, 2002-2005
  • American Board of Otolaryngology Guest Examiner (2008-2011)
  • Triologic Society Membership submitted and being considered
  • Triologic Meeting Eastern Section: Program Committee Member, January 23-25, 2004, NYC, NY; Moderator Poster Session; Moderator Panel on Rhinology
  • Otolaryngic Pathology Committee – 2003-2005
  • Rhinology and Paranasal Sinus disease Committee-AAO-HNS, October, 2002-September, 2003 ; Consultant; Committee member October, 2003-2006 – September, 2009
  • Consultant Professional Liability Committee-AAO-HNS, 2002-2004 – September, 2009
  • Consultant Pediatric Otolaryngology Committee-AAO-HNS, 2002-2005
  • Consultant Sleep Disorders Committee-AAO-HNS, October, 2002-2005
  • American College of Surgeons – 1985
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • American Academy of Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Full Member
  • American Head and Neck Society
  • American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
  • American Academy of Pediatrics – Fellow
  • American Broncho-Esophagologic Association, Council – Board of Directors – Member at Large, Sept. 2005 – 2010
  • Society of Ear, Nose, Throat Disorders in Children (SENTAC)
  • New York Head and Neck Society – Executive Member 1991-2001; Treasurer 1996-2000, President Elect 2000-01, President 2001-02/li>
  • Board of Governors – American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 1991-1999; Executive Member, 1994-99; Chairman of Rules and Regulations Committee, 1994-99; Secretary, 1997-99, Chair-Elect 1999-2000, Chairman 2000-2001, Past Chair 2001-2002
  • Board of Directors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Executive Member 1999 – 2002. Elected September 2002 to represent private practice in Otolaryngology, 2002-2005
  • Reviewer The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology
  • Executive and Finance Committee Member AAO-HNS (E + F Committee), 1999-2005
  • ENTRI Board Member, AAO-HNS, (ENT Resources Inc. – subsidiary of AAO-HNS 1999-2010)
  • AAO-HNS – Search Committee Member for Coordinator of Instruction Course AAO-HNS 2000-2001
  • AAO-HNS Nominating Committee Member 2001
  • AAO-HNS Board Liaison Member – International Com. 2000
  • AAO-HNS Environmental Com. 2000-01
  • AAO-HNS Interpersonal Relations Com. 2000-01
  • Associate Editor, September 2002-September 2006; Member of the Editorial Review Panel of the Journal, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Reviewer 2001-2006)
  • American Journal of Otolaryngology-Editorial Board Member and Reviewer (2003-present)
  • ENT PAC Board Member 2000-2001
  • American Medical Association
  • International College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology – Fellow
  • Nassau Surgical Society – Executive Member, 1991-2000; Past President
  • New York State Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
  • Nassau County Medical Society
  • Nassau Academy of Medicine – Fellow
  • New York State Society of Surgeons
  • Long Island Society of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery – Past President Executive Member
  • New York Academy of Medicine
  • International Society of Cosmetic Surgery.
  • Speech, Voice, and Swallowing Disorders Committee – Consultant (2005-2006)
  • AAO-HNS representative for the JCR (Journal of Clinical Radiology) Appropriateness Criteria review panel on Headache-To be an author in the publication of “JCR Appropriateness Criteria for Imaging for Headache” to be published in JCR in 2022.
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYGOLOGY – HEAD AND NECK SURGERY (AAO-HNS)

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Tel: 516-829-0045
Fax: 516-829-0441

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